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The following is based on Van Buren and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

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But fix thine eyes below; for draweth nearThe river of blood, within which boiling isWhoe'er by violence doth injure others.O blind cupidity, O wrath insane,That spurs us onward so in our short life,And in the eternal then so badly steeps us!

Burham Springs or Burning Springs, as it is called nowadays, is a place somewhere in the American southwest.

Burham Springs is the wreckage of a pre-war mining community that has been burning for decades. Only a tiny handful of people continue to linger in the dreadful place. The constant threat of death by fire, smoke, radiation, and horrible monstrosities keep the rest of the world away. The smoldering coal mines contain a wealth of technology, but the risk is too great for most people to bother.

Government decision makers order the dumping of radioactive waste into Eagle Rock's lower mines. Enclave politicians help secure a contract for Poseidon Energy to develop and use their mining robots in the operation of the dumping ground. Not surprisingly, the Agricola lab turns out to be a pretty good bunker as well.

NCR explorers discover Eagle Rock and quickly realize that it is a source of energy and some water—albeit a dangerous source. Within the year, NCR miners are there, and more come shortly thereafter. Many of them are dregs/outcasts from other communities.

NCR 5th Engineering Division blows up Burham Mines, causing incredible fires to break out all over the area, even in veins of coal encased in rock. Many die. Many become Gehennas. NCR abandons Burham Springs.